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<p>And, I would ask for “evidence” for this. :)</p>
<p>IMO, no score means no score. The adcom can only conclude that the student did not take the test, or the student took the test and opted not to provide the score, perhaps due to a bad teacher, perhaps due to a bad day… That is all that an adcom can conclude; “acquaintance” or knowledge with the material is idle speculation. </p>
<p>Why is this different than taking 4+ Subject Test scores and putting down your best two (or three). Will the adcom assume no knowledge of material if taking AP Physics but no physics Subject Test?</p>
<p>And, yes, I have no “evidence” but possibly (il)logic. Those at the top of the USNews food chain give credit for 5’s and some 4’s. Assuming that those colleges have considered the AP curriculum and found value for such scores in their matriculants, it’s my conclusion that such scores can help an applicant. (Ditto AP 3’s at most public colleges.) Since HYPSM et al does not award credit for a 3 or below, those scores will be of little help to most applicants. OTOH, a 3 from an inner city, low income applicant could be an excellent score, given the context. </p>
<p>I just suggest that just bcos the Common App asks for a bunch of stuff (i.e., parent’s employers and colleges), an applicant does not have to provide full details if the ‘stuff’ doesn’t strengthen his/her app. But, yes, an applicant should be 100% truthful - always.</p>
<p>Like I said tokenadult..on this issue, we should just agree to disagree.</p>